Sectional hassock



g- 1952 J. w. SANTOSUOSSO SECTIONAL HASSOCK 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed Feb.10, 1950 Patented Aug. 12, 1952 UNITEDJS'TATES rTENT OFFICE- James W.Santosuosso, Maiden, Mass.

Application February 10, 1950, Serial No. 143,513

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a sectional hassock embodying a plurality ofsegments movable to an open position providing a plurality of relativelyspaced seats and to a closed position providing a single hassock unit.My improved hassock preferably comprises a plurality of sectors pivotedtogether at the peripheral margin of the hassock. Each segment alsopreferably comprises a box-like chambered body open at the top forstorage purposes and a seat cover pivoted thereto. Other means are alsopreferably provided for limiting the opening pivotal movement of thesegments and for securing the end se ments together when they arebrought to the closed position. The production of a new and improvedsectional hassock of this nature which can be opened up to provide aplurality of seats particularly adapted for use of television spectatorscomprises the primary object of the invention.

These and other features of the invention will be best understood andappreciated from the following description of a preferred embodimentthereof selected for purposes of illustration and shown in theaccompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a preferredform of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the hassock in open position,

Fig. 4 is a front elevation thereof, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of thesegments.

In the drawings It indicates the closed hassock unit embodying aplurality of segments l2. While I have illustrated the hassock as beingof cylindrical form and comprising four sectors l2 pivoted together atthe peripheral margin of the hassock as by hinges l4, it will beunderstood that other forms and arrangements can be employed as desired.

Each segment preferably comprises a box-like chambered body l5 open atthe top for storage purposes and a seat cover It pivoted thereto at I8.A spring latch at 20 is adapted to hold the cover in closed position andthe cover is preferably upholstered to form a cushioned seat. Thesegments are adapted to be open to the position illustrated in Fig. 3 toprovide a plurality of seats in alignment.

Each segment is preferably provided with a plurality of studs 2! in thebottom for supporting the segments spaced from the floor and foldableties, illustrated as pivotally connected links 22 pivotally attached tothe segments at the 2 bottom, serve to limit the opening movement of thesegments. The studs provide a space or pocket beneath the hassock forreceiving the links when the segments are brought to the closed positionof Figs. 1 and 2. A latch hook 24 and a cooperating stud 26 are alsoprovided on the end segments for holding the end segments together withtheir end faces in contact.

It will now be apparent that I have produced a new and useful hassockfor living room purposes that can be conveniently opened up to provide aplurality of seats particularly adapted to serve guests at thetelevision, and, when the seats are not required, the several segmentscan be placed together with their V-shaped cooperating sides inface-to-face contact to form a hassock embodying the segments thuscombined.

Having thus disclosed my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hassock comprising a plurality of segments, each substantiallytriangular in horizontal cross section and having side walls extendingfrom top to bottom of the hassock and including two relatively V-shapedinner side walls and an outer side wall, the segments being relativelymovable to an open position providing a plurality of relatively spacedseats and to a closed position providing a, single hassock unit with allof the inner side walls in face to face contact and the outer side wallsdisposed in circular alignment at the periphery of the unit.

2. The hassock defined in claim 1 in which the segments are pivotedtogether on vertical axes at the junctions of the inner and outer sidewalls and are relatively movable on the pivots to said open and closedpositions.

3. The hassock defined in claim 2 plus foldable ties each attached atits two ends to two pivotally connected segments for limiting theopening pivotal movement thereof, and means providing pockets forreceiving the ties when the segments are moved to the closed position.

4. A hassock comprising a plurality of like segments having outer sidewalls, inner side walls adapted to cooperate with each other and bottomwalls, said walls providing a box-like chambered body open at the topfor storage purposes, and a seat cover pivoted to the top of eachsegment and movable to open and closed positions, the segments beingrelatively movable to an open position providing a plurality ofrelatively spaced seats and to a closed position providing a singlehassock unit with all of said inner side walls in face to face contactand said outer side walls disposed in circular alignment at theperiphery of the unit. Number D. 151,984 JAMES W. SANTOSUOSSO. 5 162,707

REFERENCES CITED Number The following references are of record in the39,823 file of this patent: 10 4,002

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Guertin Dec. 7, 1948 Spencer Apr. 27,1875 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Austria Oct. 25, 1922 Great BritainMar. 22, 1886

